Medical Terminology Letter B

 

 

TERM MEANING
bacteri/o bacteria
balne/o bath
bar/o weight, pressure
bary- heavy, dull, hard
-basia walking
bas/o, basi/o base, foundation
bathy-, batho- deep, depth
bi- two
bibli/o books
bil/i bile
bio-, bi/o life, living
blast/o, -blast early embryonic stage, immature
blenn/o mucus
blephar/o eyelid
brachi/o arm
brachy- short
brady- slow
brom/o bromine containing compound, odor
bronchiol/o bronchiole
bronch/o bronchus
bucc/o cheek
-bulia, -boulia will
burs/o bursa